Senior Component Design Engineer – Gears, Bearings, Shafts, Seals

Rolls-Royce; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Component Design Engineer to join their innovative team in Indianapolis. This role focuses on developing cutting-edge designs for gas turbine gears, bearings, shafts, and seals, ensuring they meet rigorous aerospace standards. You will lead design efforts, conduct strength analyses, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-performance solutions. Join a forward-thinking organization that values engineering excellence and offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, retirement plans, and educational reimbursement. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking aerospace technology while advancing your career.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Flexible Spending Account

Employee Assistance Program

Discretionary Bonus Plan

Qualifications

• 2+ years of mechanical design experience or advanced degrees in mechanical engineering.
• Experience in aerospace mechanical components design and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver designs for gas turbine components including gears and bearings.
• Perform strength analyses to support new engine applications and existing engine performance.

Skills

Mechanical Design

Strength and Lifing Analyses

Failure Analysis

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

Aerospace Mechanical Components

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

JD/PhD in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Siemens Teamcenter

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Description

Senior Component Design Engineer – Gears, Bearings, Shafts, Seals

Indianapolis, IN

As a Senior Component Design Engineer for gas turbine gears, bearings, shafts, and seals you will be part of the global Turbomachinery Engineering, Technology & Safety organization. You will develop complex engineering solutions that satisfy cutting-edge aerospace functional and physical requirements and also exhibit robustness for manufacturing capability. Within your assigned propulsion system program, you’ll be responsible for developing, assessing, and delivering high-performance gas turbine transmission systems that push the envelope with performance, life, and efficiency.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop and deliver new component designs for high-performance gas turbine gears, bearings, shafts, and seals, which includes (but is not limited to) creating design concepts, optimizing concepts to a final definition, preparing technical presentations and documents, performing dimensional analyses, supporting creation of drawings, delivering hardware for validation, and release of hardware to production.
• Perform strength and lifing analyses for gas turbine gears, bearings, shafts, and seals to substantiate suitability for new engine applications and extended performance of existing engines.
• Present and defend design solutions and technical work to program leadership and other stakeholders.
• Support the supply chain in procuring hardware including review of supplier production method documentation, assessment of non-conforming hardware, and review of supplier change proposals.
• Support manufacturing, assembly, service, and aftermarket issues promptly as they arise to keep production on target and the fleet in operation.
• Lead investigations of in-service and/or development hardware issues including failure analysis, root cause / corrective action (RCCA), reporting, and documentation. Share findings with the global turbomachinery team in accordance with export control regulations.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering, with 2+ years of experience in mechanical design, OR
• Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, OR
• JD/PhD in Mechanical Engineering.
• To be considered for this role, you must be a US Citizen.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience in the design, analysis, and verification of complex aerospace mechanical components and/or systems.
• Demonstrated experience in progressing designs/changes through a gated design review process.
• Experience with aerospace power transmission components, including gears, rolling element bearings, shafts, and seals including relevant design tools and codes.
• Expertise in dimensional tolerance stack-ups and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Knowledge of gas turbine subsystems and components and their function and operation.
• Expertise in the following software applications: Siemens NX, Siemens Teamcenter, Microsoft Excel.

Closing Date: April 21, 2025

Job Category: Mechanical Systems

Job Posting Date: 07 Apr 2025; 00:04

Pay Range: $90,985 - $136,477-Annually

Location: Indianapolis, IN

Benefits: Rolls-Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan. Eligible employees may have the opportunity to enroll in other benefits, including health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; a flexible spending account; a health savings account; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match; Employee Assistance Program; Paid Time Off; certain paid holidays; paid parental and family care leave; tuition reimbursement; and a long-term incentive plan.